Kowalski is predeceased by her husband, John Kowalski; son, William Kowalski; step-son, John Kowalski, Jr.; step-daughter, Joanne Giroux; and two brothers, James and Dewey Sanders.

Visitation is at the E.O. Curry Funeral Home on Tuesday, Sept.15 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at The Church of the Assumption in Peekskill on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Assumption Cemetery, Cortlandt Manor.